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She checks into a posh Alpine sanitarium and there falls in love with her suave and gentle doctor (David Niven). The poor physician has his hands full trying to keep the energetic Stanwyck quiet so her body can rest.

She tries, but when the fellow patient she befriended dies, she becomes afraid of her own death and flees to have a crazy affair with a race car driver.

Together they tear across Europe until she becomes weak and must return to the sanitarium for the tragic conclusion. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Barbara Stanwyck stars as Karen, a famous concert pianist, who is sent to a picturesque Swiss sanitarium for a lengthy stay. She's suffering from TB and the prognosis isn't good, but her doctor (David Niven) takes a special interest in her case. Karen tires of endless bed rest, however, and falls for a smooth-talking race car driver (Richard Conte). This is a wonderful movie, very much a product of its time. Glamour is everything, as … more